Torey Akers
As it marks its 20th anniversary, Madison Square Park's art programme will extend across Manhattan
The public art organisation will bring major sculptural installations to its namesake green space, and bring projects to other parks uptown
Rashid Johnson and Dyani White Hawk make new works for Whitney Museum restaurants
The museum's revamped dining areas include lush installations by Johnson and White Hawk that blend interior and exterior spaces
Frick Collection's fundraising for renovation and capital campaign reaches $242m
With 83% of its renovation fund raised, the museum is on target to reopen in its historic home in late 2024
Judy Chicago: the veteran artist backing great forgotten women and creating beauty from pain
As a vast retrospective opens in New York, the US artist discusses a 15th-century female author who has inspired her, the “purpose of life” and why she believes her work is only now being properly understood
Bored Ape Yacht Club NFT creators awarded nearly $1.6m in trademark infringement lawsuit
A district court judge has ruled in favour of Yuga Labs, whose lawsuit against artists Ryder Ripps and James Cahen accused them of "cybersquatting"
Extreme drought in the Amazon reveals ancient rock carvings
The carvings, which resemble expressive human faces, may be up to 2,000 years old
Andy Warhol Museum to build $45m events venue
The proposed expansion is part of the institution's $60m initiative to turn the North Shore of Pittsburgh into an arts district
Man pleads guilty to stealing original Wizard of Oz ruby slippers from Judy Garland museum
The film-famous footwear disappeared from a museum in the actress's Minnesota childhood home in 2005
Tania Bruguera exhibition in Chile opens in modified form after uproar over artist's political stance
The Salvador Allende Solidarity Museum delayed the opening of the Cuban-born artist's solo exhibition amid pushback from Allende family members and supporters
'How do you take the palette of a sunset and sour it just a little?' Tammy Nguyen on her solo show at the ICA Boston
Tammy Nguyen discusses her exhibition at ICA Boston, which takes on the legacy of transcendentalism through the lens of the Vietnam War
New York City Council bill calls for an accounting of all monuments to beneficiaries of slavery
The bill, currently under review by Mayor Eric Adams's administration, renews conversations about the role of public statues that lionise America's history of slavery
Seattle man sentenced to two years of probation for selling fake Native American art
Lewis Anthony Rath had pleaded guilty to selling fake San Carlos Apache art at Seattle retail stores
US art college network abruptly closes its remaining campuses, shocking students and teachers
After losing accreditation in 2018, falling enrollment numbers and financial instability have led the Art Institutes to shut the doors of its remaining campuses
Efforts to restore dilapidated house museum of African American art in Savannah, Georgia get significant boost
The Kiah house will be restored to its former glory, highlighting African American art, and providing housing to local artists
California museum returns nearly 1,300 pre-Columbian artefacts to Mexico
The repatriation ceremony at the San Bernardino County Museum was timed to coincide with the beginning of Hispanic Heritage Month in the US and Mexican Independence Day
Archaeologists discover ancient Maya necklace made from conch shell
The delicately carved choker necklace was found during excavations for the Maya Train project in the Yucatán Peninsula
After provenance concerns were raised over Greek antiquities in Florida museum's exhibition, its curator was fired
The dismissal of Michael Bennett, a curator at the Museum of Fine Arts in St Petersburg, came after colleagues at another institution raised flags about provenance gaps
Artists including Sheila Hicks and Hank Willis Thomas receive US State Department's Medal of Arts
Medals were presented to five visual artists by First Lady Jill Biden at a ceremony in Washington, DC
Nairy Baghramian goes beyond language at the Aspen Art Museum
In her solo show, "Jupon de Corps", the Iranian German artist takes on bio-political themes in a post-verbal dimension
Thinking big means going small at New York's Art on Paper fair
At the medium-driven fair's ninth edition, the details aren't so devilish
Quiet moments cut through the noise at Spring/Break Art Show 2023
!WILD CARD! may be a loud fair, but its pockets of silence are sure to slow visitors down
Art on Paper fair throws the book at collectors
For the first time, the Art on Paper satellite fair is running Booksmart, a secondary fair dedicated to artists’ books
Indigenous artists in the spotlight at this year’s Armory Show
The fair's Focus section, curated this year by Candice Hopkins, includes strong representation of Native American and First Nations artists
Manhattan District Attorney's Office seizes $5m bronze bust in Turkish repatriation sting
The sculpture, which depicts a daughter of Roman emperor Marcus Aurelius, is the second out-of-state item to be seized by the Antiquities Trafficking Unit
Washington State man sentenced to two years in prison for passing off more than $1m worth of fakes as Alaska Native art
He even hired Alaska Natives as clerks in his stores as part of the ruse, and will serve the longest sentence on record for violating the Indian Arts and Crafts Act
Ten exhibitions to see in New York City this autumn
From large-scale surveys of Judy Chicago and Ed Ruscha, to showcases of Barkley L. Hendricks’s portraits, Ruth Asawa’s works on paper, Shary Boyle’s surreal ceramics, Korean experimental art and more
Brooklyn's Museum of Contemporary African Diasporan Art transforms parking spaces into a sculpture garden
The Ubuntu Garden has turned a disused lot into a monument to beloved Brooklynites
Gallery of Modern Art in Glasgow shreds box-office record with Banksy exhibition
With his first official solo show in 14 years, Banksy left his tag on the Scottish city, home to the mysterious street artist's favourite work of art in the UK
Former OpenSea employee sentenced to three months in prison in first-ever NFT insider-trading case
Nathaniel Chastain's landmark case has come to a close, setting a new precedent in the realm of digital assets
Ornate pre-Hispanic incense burner returned to Mexican officials in Texas ceremony
The clay archaeological marvel, which was recovered thanks to a Texan artist, is believed to be more than 1,300 years old